This is the information page about the shipwreck Lies, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 43 10 N,9 20 E (43.433333333333, 9.4833333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.
Name: LIES
Length 55.2 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 498 ton
Load: grain
Cause: vessel, on passage from la nouvelle to catania. sank off cape corsica, sardinia due to shifting cargo. (lloyds vol.209).
Year of registration: 1971
Water depth above wreck: 450 meter
Known since: 1971
Details measurements/cartography: 14.7.72 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 431000N, 092000E APPROX. (LLOYDS VOL.209). NCA, TOO DEEP & POSN TOO VAGUE TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 43 10 N,9 20 E